diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/sshd/commands/LsUserRefs.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/sshd/commands/LsUserRefs.java
index 2c15e78870..856c8a5545 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/sshd/commands/LsUserRefs.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/sshd/commands/LsUserRefs.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class LsUserRefs extends SshCommand {
       try {
         Map<String, Ref> refsMap =
             permissionBackend
-                .user(user)
+                .user(ctx.getUser())
                 .project(projectName)
                 .filter(repo.getRefDatabase().getRefs(ALL), repo, RefFilterOptions.defaults());